History Center Exhibit Tells How Tompkins County Women Changed the World

Zoe Van Nostrand, the Marketing & Visitor Experience Coordinator at the History Center in Tompkins County, talks about the new exhibit on display at the museum, “Breaking Barriers:  Women’s Lives and Livelihoods”.  Listeners will also hear from Claire Deng, a Cornell undergraduate and student intern working on the exhibit. Breaking Barriers is on display until…

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New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission is Coming to Town (Virtually)

Tompkins County State Senate Districts 2021 (SUNY) ITHACA, NY — Before it dives into map making, New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission has scheduled a string of virtual listening events to gather public input. The Commission is a 10 member bi-partisan group. Each commissioner was appointed by State Senate and Assembly leaders. They’re tasked with redrawing…

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New Yorkers Tepid on Cuomo Reelection, New Poll Shows

  ITHACA, NY — A new Siena College Research Institute poll reveals what New Yorkers think about Governor Andrew Cuomo. The numbers are similar to another Siena poll from May. 23 percent think he should resign immediately while 39 percent say he should serve out his term, but not seek re-election. 33 percent say he…

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Open Doors English Language Program Welcomes Students

Open Doors English, the Julie Rudd Coulombe Language Program, is celebrating the beginning of its second year. Liz Susmann, co-director of the program, talks about her school and how it moved rapidly to remote learning at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listeners will also hear from Jose, a dairy worker from Guatemala, who talks…

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Unofficial Primary Results Are in for Schuyler County

Unofficial primary election results are in for the Schuyler County sheriff race, as well as races for elected town officials in Orange. These results don’t include absentee ballots, and the official count will likely be completed sometime next week. There’s no clear indication of how many absentee ballots might be coming in. These votes could be…

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Nicole LaFave, Candidate for Tompkins County Legislature District 1

Nicole LaFave is running for election to get onto the Tompkins County Legislature. She seeks to represent District 1. In the conversation you can listen to here, LaFave goes over the main points of his platform: Living Wage for All Quality Housing for All Union Strong Ithaca Green New Deal End the School-to-Prison Pipeline Systemic…

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